I had a similarly bad experience. I ordered an Asian Box Turtle and a baby desert box turtle. The baby box turtle was actually a three toed, which was sold to me at double the price. I was going to send it back, but I had read in other reviews that many times they will get you to send the animal...
Okay, this is not about a north American Box turtle. It's about an Asian box turtle. However, I mostly work with American Box Turtles and the species of sort of irrelevant to my post, as it's not a question regarding care of this animal. I know this section gets more traffic than the aquatic...
It's not the same exact one, because I have mine. I paid the same, except shipping. There were two advertised, and I had no choice because the other was sold - probably to you. :D Mine looks the same as yours, maybe just slightly smaller.
Cheers to all the good semaritans to animals. Rescue of all forms is hard work, emotional, and expensive...but so many wonderful people are out there and willing/able to help. Too bad everyone isn't so compassionate.
AZTorts, feral cats add to a lot of overpopulation, at least in my area. I know a lady who goes to my vet that traps them and brings them to be spayed and neutered (she pays for it out of her own pocket) and releases them back into their wild colonies (for better or for worse). There are a few...
I don't think all purebreds are travesties, nor do I think that breeding is always bad. It's not the good breeders or people who buy well-bred purebreds who are causing the major problems. And you have to remember, in reference to your purebred statistic, a lot of the purebreds in shelters are...